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New Haven Colony Historical Society, 

ROOMS 2, 3 & 4, 

OLID ST^TE PiOXJSE, 

NEW HAVEN, CONN. 



L. S. Punderson, Lithographer & Printer, 12 Center St 



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L. S. Punderson, Lilliographer & Printer, 12 Center Street. 

1885. 



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1. Old Map, perforated by British bullets, July 5, 1779; from 

the Mansfield mansion. Prospect street. 

2. Colored Lithographic View of the bombardment of Forts 

Hatteras and Clark. 

3. "Perils of Our Forefathers." A steel engraving, represent- 

ing the attack of the Indians at Hadley, Mass., 1675. 

4. A Cannon Ball or Shell, thrown from one of the Barrier 

Forts in Canton. China, into the United States corvette, 
" Portsmouth." It passed through the side of the vessel, 
demolishing a bureau, and lodged in the opposite side 
of the cabin. The piece of timber containing the ball 
was cut out by order of Admiral (then Captain) Foote, 
who brought it home with him. 

5. Photograph of an English vessel, wrecked in 1620, and 

found in 1863, at Orleans, Cape Cod. 

6. Ibex Horn. 

7. Old Navy Pistol, taken from the wreck of a Spanish vessel, 

1830. 

8. Cavalry Sabre, said to be from the battlefield of Barossa, 

Spain. 

9. Sabre, picked up after one of the battles in Virginia in 1862. 

10. An iron Slave Yoke and Handcuffs, found on a Louisiana 

plantation, and brought to New Haven by Col. Frank 
H. Peck in 1862. 

11. Colored Lithographic View of the wreck of the "'Royal 

George," sunk at Spithead, England, 1782. 

12. A View of part of the town of Boston, Mass., and Britii^li 

ships of war landing their troops, in 1768. 



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13. Philip Marett's Certificate of Membership in the Bunker 

Hill Monument Association. 

14. View of the "Deacon Austin Corner," northwest corner of 

Church and George streets. This property was in the 
possession of the Austin family from 1727 to 1857. 

15. Two Bayonets from the battlefield of Gettysburg. 

16. Bayonet, carried in the war of 1812, by Abijah Loomis. 

17. Flag, carried by the Tenth Connecticut Volunteers in forty- 

two battles during the war of the rebellion. 

18. Gun, used by Peter Harrison in the French and Indian war, 

1756-1765- 

19. Musket, used by a Confederate soldier in Virginia. 

20. A Flint-lock Musket, one hundred years old ; history un- 

known. 

21. Carbine, captured in the Mexican war, 1S46. 

22. Carbine, captured at Fort Fisher during the war of the 

rebellion. 

23. Old French Double Barreled Breach-loading Gun. 

24. Old United States Musket. 

25. Rifle, presented to Major Lyman Bissell by the scholars of 

General Russell's Academy in 1855. 

26. United States Flint-lock Musket, marked "North Carolina," 

captured from the Confederate forces at the battle of 
Roanoke Island. 

27. Musket, captured from an English soldier in the revolution- 

ary war. 

aS. King's Arm, dated 1762, captured at the battle of Trenton; 
for sixty years this weapon was in the possession of the 
Elliot family, Guilford, Conn. 

29. Shotgun, used for more than fifty years by Mr. Rutherford 

Trowbridge, who died in 1825. 

30. Musket, which belonged to Capt. Caleb Gilbert of New 

Haven, and used by him in the revolutionary war. 

31. Musket, captured by Johah Hotchkiss from a Hessian sol- 

dier during the invasion of New Haven, 1779. 



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32. Gun, Powder Horn and Shot Pouch, used by Mr. Ruther- 
ford Trowbridge in the old French war, and afterward 
in the defence of New Haven, 1779. 

T^T^. An African Powder Horn. 

34. Cavalry Sabre, from the battle of Malvern Hill. 

35. {a) Sword of Major General Israel Putnam, used by him in 

the revolutionary war. 
{b) Sword of Major Meeker, used by him in the revolution- 
ary war. 

36. Indian Bows. 

37. Sabre, of Southern manufacture, captured at Fort St. Philip, 

in the war of the rebellion. 

38. {a) Sword, used by a British officer in the old French war. 

{h) Sword, used by Col. Ozias Bronson, in the revolutionary 
war. 

{c) Sword, worn by Sergeant Small at the battle of New 
Orleans, 1815. 

39. Oil Painting, representing the New Haven Green, with the 

"Old Brick Meeting House" (taken down in 1812), and 
the old Burjnng Ground, College Chapel, President's 
House, and other buildings in the rear of the church. 

40. Steel Engraving, representing the pulling down of the 

statue of George III. by the " Sons of Freedom," in the 
Bowling Green, New York, July, 1776. 

41. A Pike Head and portion of Handle; one of ten thousand 

made by order of the Governor of Georgia, to repel the 
Northern invasion, 1S61. 

42. Sword, used by Col. Ebenezer Johnson in the Indian wars, 

1757- 

43. English Bows and Quiver. 

44. Fiji War Club. 

45. {a) Marine Officer's Sword, used in the battle of New Or- 

leans. 
{b) Hanger, worn by a sergeant in the New Haven Grays, 
1835- 

46. Mexican Lance, taken in the Mexican war, and brought 

from Vera Cruz by Lieut. Henry Eld, U. S. N., 1847. 



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47. A Brank; defined by Webster as follows: "A scolding 
bridle, an instrument used in some parts of England and 
Scotland for correcting scolding women. It consists of 
a head-piece which encloses the head of the offender, 
and of a sharp iron which enters the mouth and 
restrains the tongue." 

4<S. A Bunch of Grape-Shot, captured at Fort Fisher, 1865. 

4Q. A Tobacco Box, formerly the property of Amos Morris, of 
East Haven. 

50. Steel Engraving of Trumbull's picture of the Declaration of 

Independence, 1776. 

51. Collection of American Cents, 1783 to 1865 ; in gilt frame. 

52. Lease, in gilt frame, of House and Grounds in Drury Lane, 

in London, 1620, to Sir John Townsend, Kt.; also inven- 
tory of furniture in same; great seal attached. 

53. William C Leffingwell's Certificate of Membership in the 

United States Military Philosophical Society. 

54. Proclamation of Governor 'I'rumbull, Sen., ordering April 

21, 1773, to be observed as a day of Fasting and Prayer, 
and directing devout prayers to be offered for the pres- 
ervation of our Sovereign Lord, King George III., and 
our Gracious Queen Charlotte, George, Prince of Wales, 
and all the Royal Family, and forbidding all servile 
labor on that day. " God save the King." 

55. Specimens of all the Postage Stamps issued by the United 

States Government from 1847 to 1879, in frame, pre- 
sented by Hon. N. Sperry. 

56. "A Display of the United States of America," engraved by 

Amos Doolittle; one of the first engravings made in the 
United States, Oct. i, 1791 : in neat frame. 

57. Indian Weapon, made with shark's teeth; brought from 

New Zealand by Lieut. Frederick Bacon, U. S. N. 

58. Spontoon, used in the old French war by John Hall, grand- 

father of Lyman Hall, Signer, for Georgia, of the Dec- 
laration of Independence. 

59. Spontoon, supposed to have been carried in the war of 1812 

by a corporal of the " Uptown Barefoots," as the military 
company, mustering at the northeast corner of the lower 
Green was then called. 



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60. Photograph of Col. Frank H. Peck, of the Twelfth Connec- 

ticut Volunteers. 

61. Sword and Sash, worn by Col. Frank H. Peck, of the Twelfth 

Connecticut Volunteers, and sent home after his death, 
which occurred at the battle of Opequam, Sept. 19, 1864. 

62. Pendant Candle Sticks. The College Chapel and all large 

rooms were lighted with similar ones previous to 1835. 

6t,. Pair of Bellows, used in New Haven seventy-five years ago. 

64. Old Map, perforated by British bullets, July 5, 1779; from 

the Mansfield mansion. Prospect street. 

65. Photograph of the United States Draft Rendezvous, in 1861, 

at Grapevine Point, New Haven. 

66. Steel Engraving of Washington and his Generals. 

67. Ancient Turkish Scimitar, used previous to 1800. 

68. Cincinnati Society Certificate of Membership, issued to 

Capt. Elias Stillwill. 

69. Photograph of a Picture of the battle of New Orleans, 1815. 

70. "An Extract Return of the Killed, Wounded and Missing 

of His Majesty's Forces at the attack on the French 
Lines, July 8, 1758.'' Camp Lake George. 

71. Sign of Benedict Arnold, used by him as a druggist and 

bookseller in New Haven previous to 1776. 

72. Portrait of Abraham Bishop, collector of the port of New 

Haven. 

73. Colored Lithograph, showing the pedigree of General 

George Washington. 

74. Picture of Chinese Birds, painted and covered with feath- 

ers; over one hundred years old. Once owned by 
Deacon Samuel Darling. 

75. Photograph of the Cutler Corner (southeast corner Church 

and Chapel streets). New Haven, representing Old 
Trinity Church, about 1816 or 1817. 

76. Photograph of the House erected in Water street by Bene- 

dict Arnold. 

77. Photograph of the Pierpont House, Elm street. 



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78. Sword used by Lieut. Argyle, of Westville, in the revolu- 

tionary war. 

79. Klbridge Gerry's Certificate of Membership in the Bunker 

Hill Monument Association. 

80. Fire Warden's Trumpet, used by Samuel Hughes, 1828. 

81. Picture of the American Steamship " Ontaria." 

82. Plates from which the maps of New Haven, dated 18 12 and 

1824, were printed. 

83. Photograph of the New Haven Bank Building, corner of 

Chapel and Orange streets, previous to its renovation 
in t866. 

84. Steel Engraving, representing the " First Prayer in Con- 

gress." The prayer was made by Rev. Jacob Duche, D. D. 

85. Photograph of the residence of Rear Admiral Foote, U. S. 

N., corner of Temple and Chapel streets, New Haven. 

86. View of Ashland, the residence of Henry Clay. 

87. Photograph of the House near the corner of Elm and Orange 

streets, standing on the site of the residence of Rev. 
John Davenport, first minister in New Haven. 

88. Portrait in oil of Mrs. Samuel Bishop. 

89. Oil Painting, showing the "Old Methodist Church," on the 

northwest corner of the Green, New Haven, 1830. 

90. Photograph of the Old Stone House, corner of Meadow and 

George streets, built by Col. Leverett Hubbard. 

91. Photograph of the Picture representing the First Methodist 

Meeting House in New Haven. 

92. Photograph of the Bell Tavern, Fleet street. 

93. Commission to Hezekiah Augur, from David Wooster, Ma- 

jor-General, Aug. 19. 1775. 

94. Boot-jack of Oak, used in Canterbury, Conn., in 1754. 

95. Old Picture of Washington, with emblems; gilt frame. 

96. Steel Engraving of Henry Clay, full length size; gilt frame. 

97. Steel Engraving, representing Washington delivering his 

Inaugeral Address; gilt frame. 

98. Steel Engraving, framed, of the Hon. Pierpont Edwards, 

New Haven, Conn. 



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99. Map of New Haven in 1775, in the autograph of Ezra 
Styles, D. D. LL. D., President of Yale College. 

106. View of the Totten House, corner of Meadow and West 
Water Streets. 

TOi. Portrait in oil of Samuel Bishop, second mayor of New 
Haven, and collector of the port, 1793. 

102. Photograph of the Townsend Place, in East Haven. 

103. Photograph of the Trowbridge House, in Meadow street. 

104. Segment of the Ball formerly on the steeple of the Third 

Congregational Church, New Haven. 

105. Map of New Haven, with all the buildings, 1748. 

106. View of Yale College and Chapel, now South Middle and 

Atheneum; published in New Haven, June 26, 1786. 

107. A Document signed by Jonathan Law, governor of Connec- 

ticut, January 25, 1747. 

108. New York Loyalists' Memorial to Sir Guy Carleton (Lord 

Dorchester), dated New York, Aug. 15, 1783. 

109. Catalogue of the scholars attending the Union School, in 

New Haven, Nov., 1804. 

110. Steel Engraving, representing the United States Senate 

Chamber, with portraits of the senators ; published in 
1846. 

111. Mexican Drum, captured at the fortress of San Jaun d' 

Ulloa, Vera Cruz, 1847. 

112. A Colored Picture of the battle of Trafalgar, painted by a 

New Haven sailor, while on a voyage to the Mediterra- 
nean, shortly after the battle. 

1 13. Steel Engraving (full size) of Daniel Webster, in gilt frame. 

114. Piece of wood from the Old Cooke Tavern, northwest cor- 

ner of College and Elm streets (site of the present The- 
ological School). The tavern was demolished in 1867, 
and supposed to have been, at the time it was taken 
down, the most ancient building in New Haven. 

1 15. Model of the ship " Bavaria," of the Union Line of packets 

from New York to Havre. 



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ii6. Wooden Trencher, found in the old Bassett house, Ham- 
den. This house was erected in 1725, and torn down 
1 86-. 

117. Model of an Indian Birch Bark Canoe. 

iiS. Pen and Ink Sketch of Major John Andre, made by him- 
self (fac-simile). 

iig. A Cannon Ball from the battlefield of Gettysburg. 

120. A Cannon Ball fired from a British man-of-war, when New 

Haven was invaded, 1779. It lodged in the chimney of 
a house at the corner of State and Fair streets, whence 
it was removed in the spring of 1863. 

121. Grandmother's Foot-stove. 

122. A Pencil Sketch of the old Newgate Prison, Simsbury, 

Conn., 1790. 

123. Pencil Drawing of the Steamboat Office, near the steam* 

boat landing. New Haven, 1863. 

124. Plan of the battle of Yorktown. This copy hung in the 

War Office, at Lebanon, Conn., during the administra- 
tion of the Governors Trumbull, father and son, 1783. 

125. Engraved Portrait of Pope Pius IX., with fac-simile of his 

signature, dated Oct. 22, 1861. 

126. Fragment of one of the Timbers of the old Congregational 

Church in West Haven, taken down 1864. 

127. Photograph of the old Cooke Tavern, northwest corner of 

Elm and College streets. 

128. Photograph of the Birthplace of Rev. Lyman Beecher, D. 

D., George street. 

129. Original Petition to the General Court of Connecticut to 

incorporate the Second or New Haven Company of 
Governor's Foot Guard, dated March 2, 1775. Signed 
by fifty-eight citizens of New Haven, including Nathan 
Beers, Jr., Benedict Arnold, James Hillhouse, and Pier- 
pont Edwards. This company was organized under 
Benedict Arnold as captain, and marched to Cam- 
bridge, Mass., on receiving intelligence of the battle of 
Lexington, 



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131 
132 

134 

135 
136 



130. Photograph of the Residence of General David VVooster, 
on George street. 

Chinese Hat. 

French Sabots. 

Fullah Hat. 

Mandingo Hat. 

French Sabots, brought from Paris, 1840. 

Saddle Bags, formerly belonging to Dr. Noah Webster, in 
which he carried the manuscript of his Spelling Book 
when visiting different States to obtain a copyright from 
each, prior to the enactment of a general copyright law. 

137. Coat, belonging to William K. Townsend, Lieutenant Sec- 

ond Company Governor's Horse Guard, New Haven, 
1812. 

138. Sword and Belt of the late Major E. Walter Osborn. 

139. 140, 141. Oak Clapboards and Pine Shingle, from the old 

Basset house, Hamden, and two Wrought Nails. 

142. Copy of the *' Connecticut Journal," Nov. 13, 1776. 

143. Piece of " L'Original," the first sea-going vessel built in 

Canada. Sunk in 1750; in neat frame. 

144. View of the "Old Fort at Saybrook Point," at the mouth 

of the Connecticut river. 

T45. Framed Picture of the 2200 ton American Steamship 
" Fulton," Capt. C. H. Townsend. 

146. Photograph of the Tomb of Lady Alice Apsley Boteler, 

(wife of George Fenwick) in Saybrook; taken in 1870. 

147. Photograph of the Scientific School of Yale College, 

founded by Joseph E. Sheffield. 

148. Sign, used by the New Haven Colony Historical Society 

during the twenty years it occupied rooms in the City 
Hall, now over our new rooms in State House. 

149. Canteen, which belonged to Philip S. Galpin, a member of 

the First Connecticut Artillery, in the war of 1812. 

150. A Rebel Torpedo from Charleston Harbor. This appar- 

ently consists of a lager beer cask, with light wooden 
cones attached to each end for the purpose of floating it. 



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151. A Canteen used in the revolutionary war. 

152. A Knapsack used in the revolutionary war. 

15.^, 154. Portmanteaus used by Commodore Isaac Hull. 

155. Specimen of antique Canton, China, Soup Tureen. 

156. Autograph Letter of Rev. Samuel A. Peters, D. D., author 

of "A History of Connecticut," to Elias Shipman, of 
New Haven, dated New York, Oct. 11, 1819. 

157. Diploma of Elizur Goodrich, as Master of Arts, in Yale 

College, dated Sept. 11, 1782. Signed by Ezra Stiles, 
S. T. D., LL. D., as president, and Elizur Goodrich as 
secretary, of the college. 

158. Commission of Colonel Ebenezer Johnson as Sergeant- 

Major, dated Hartford, May 18, 1704, and signed by 
Governor J. Winthrop. 

159. An ancient Powder Horn, found sixty years ago in the 

garret of Elisha Whittlesey, of VVallingford. Curiously 
engraved with the Royal Arms of Great Britain, views 
of New York harbor, and "Alyfax " (Halifax) in 1757, 
representations of ships and other vessels of that period. 

160. Letter of Governor Trumbull, Sen., to the Civil Authori- 

ites. Selectmen, Committee of Inspection and all Military 
Officers in the town of New Haven. Dated Lebanon, 
August I, 1776. 

161. Caricature of the First Congressional Pugilists in a fight 

between Matthew Lyon, of Vermont, and Matthew 
Griswold, of Connecticut. 

162. Warrant to execute King Charles I., A. D. 1648. A fac- 

simile of the original document, showing the signatures 
of Goffe, Whalley and Dixwell, the regicides, who fled 
to America. 

163. Ancient Deed, signed by John Trowbridge, 17 13. 

164. Portrait of General James Wolfe, commander-in-chief of 

the British forces in North America, in the old French 
war, Sept. 13, 1759. 

165. A Document, signed by Joseph Talcott, governor of Con- 

necticut, 1737. 



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166. Engraved Portrait of Mrs. E. A. Seton, foundress and first 

superior of the Sisters of Charity in the United States. 

167. Advertisement of the Charleston Mercury, of Dec. 20, i860, 

which paper contained the Act passed by the South 
Carolina legislature dissolving the Union. 

168. A printed Plan Dartmoor Prison, April 6, 1815. 

169. Arms of the Townsend family, painted on glass, being a 

copy of the original brought to this country in 1634. 

170. Mezzotint Portrait of Roger B. Taney, secretary of the 

navy and chief justice of the United States Supreme 
Court. Author of " Dred Scott Decision." 

171. United States Coast Survey Chart of New Haven Harbor, 

1846. 

172. Photograph of the City Hall, New Haven, 1S64. 

173. Engraved Portrait of the Ct. Rev. Samuel Seabury, D. D., 

first bishop of the diocese of Connecticut, 1786. 

174. Photograph of the foundations of old Fort Hale. This 

fort was erected for the defense of New Haven harbor 
in the war of 181 2, by Lieut. (Major General) Joseph G. 
Totten, of the United States Engineers. 

175. A Quadrant, used in the last century by Capt. James 

Goodrich, an old New Haven shipmaster. 

176. A nautical instrument called a '" Backstaff," used prior to 

the invention of Hadley's Quadrant. 

177. Oil Painting of New Haven, from the summit of East Rock, 

1876. 

178. Indian Arrows, brought from the South Sea Islands by 

Lieut. Eld, U, S. N. 

179. Oil Painting, representing passages in the life of Jacob 

and Esau. 

180. Steel Engraving, representing the marriage of Pocahontas. 

181. A pair of Japanese Swords. 

182. Copy of the Connecticut Journal, Feb. 17, 1769. 

183. Hat, worn by schoolboys at Partridge's academy. Middle- 

town, Conn., 1825. 

184. Engraved Portrait of Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, June 23, 181 1. 



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185. Advertisement of the New Haven and Northampton Canal 

Company, published at Northampton, April i, 1845. 

186. Image of Buddha, from Rangoon, Burmah. 

187. Model of a Knight in Armor. 

188. Cap of James G. Percival, the poet. 

189. Warming Pan. Nos. i and 2. 

190. African Mat. 

191. A Cannon Ball fired from a British frigate lying off New 

Haven, 1779. The ball fell in the barn owned by Nathan 
Mansfield, situated near his house on Prospect street. 

192. Cocked Hat, worn by Jeremiah Townsend of New Haven, 

1776 ; also Black Silk Hat, worn by his great grandson, 
Charles Hervey Townsend, in 1876. 

193. A Brick, thrown from State street, diagonally to the corner 

of Orange and Elm streets, by the explosion of the 
boiler of the New Haven Folding Chair Company. It 
passed through a three-quarter inch pine board fence, 
1870. 

194. Brick, from the water table of the "Old Brick Meeting 

House," torn down 1812. 

195. Two rough Bricks, from the kitchen fire-place of the old 

Bassett house in Hamden. 

196. A Brick, from the church in Jamestown, Va. ; the first 

church built in America by our forefathers. Also a 
Brick from the cemetery in the rear of the church, 1610. 

197. Study Table of Dr. Noah Webster, on which he prepared 

his "American Dictionary of the English Language," 
and probably the most of his other works. 

198. A Brazier, used to carry live coals from house to house 

previous to the introduction of lucifer matches. In use 
in New Haven before 1770. 

199. Ancient Iron Kitchen Utensil, used in New Haven before 

1800. 

200. 201. Shells, brought from the Castle of San Juan d'UUoa, 

Vera Cruz, by Lieut. Eld, U. S. N. 

202, 203. Boat Brass Mortars, captured by Flag Officer (Rear 
Admiral) Foote, at Island No. 10, Mississippi river, and 



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subsequently presented to him by the United States 
Goverment. These mortars are supposed to have been 
captured from the British at the battle of New Orleans, 
1815. 

204. A Shell, thrown from a British vessel lying in New Haven 

harbor, 1779, at a small body of American troops sta- 
tioned on Prospect Hill (then Fort Wooster), in the 
town of East Haven. It passed over the hill and fell on 
the land of Samuel Forbes, whose son ploughed it up 
and presented it to the Society. 

205. Sandalwood Spear, thrown by Sandwich Islanders into a 

boat belonging to the first of John Jacob Astor's ships 
sent to Oregon. In the boat, which was sent ashore for 
water, were two New Haven soldiers, one of whom nar- 
rowly escaped being killed by this spear. The spear 
was brought to New Haven in 1784. 

206. Portrait of Rear Admiral Andrew H. Foote, on the deck 

of the flag gunboat " Benton," previous to the attack 
upon Island No. lo, Mississippi -river, 1864. 

207. Original Cap of the New Haven Grays. 

208. Photograph of Albert C. Hendrick, chief engineer New 

Haven Fire Department. 

209. Engraved Portrait of Oliver Wolcott, Jr., secretary of the 

treasury and governor of Connecticut, 1 794-181 7. 

210. The Spade with which Governor Oliver Wolcott com- 

menced (at Southington) the excavation of the New 
Haven and Farmington Canal, July 4, 1S25. The por- 
trait (by William G. Munson) on the spade is that of 
Hon. James Hillhouse, the superintendent. 

211. Stone Mortar and Pestle, used by Benedict Arnold when 

in business in New Haven as druggist, 1765. 

212. Engraved Portrait (by Ritche), of Charles Goodyear, the 

discoverer of the process for vulcanizing rubber. 

213. Certificate of Membership of Captain Isaac Hull in the 

United States Naval Fraternal Association, July 15, 1820 

214. Testimonial to Isaac Hull from the Common Council of 

Albany, N. Y., after his capture of the " Guerriere,'* 
August 19, 1812. 



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215. Steel Engraving of the "Embarkation of the Pilgrim 

Fathers," 1620. 

216. Photograph of Smybert's Portrait of Rev. George Berkeley, 

Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland, and one of the earliest bene- 
factors of Yale College. 

217. Engraved Portrait of Oliver Wolcott, Sen., signer of the 

Declaration of Independence, and governor of Connec- 
ticut, 1797. 

218. Lithographic Portrait of Walter Osborn. 

219. Photograph of Radner House, Barbadoes, West Indies. 

220. Photograph of Major-General Alfred H. Terry, U. S. A. 

221. 222, 223, 224. Four Frames, exhibiting specimens of Conti- 

nental Currency, National and Colonial, issued during 
the revolutionary war. 

225. Certificate of Freedom of the City of Albany, N. Y., to 

Commodore Isaac Hull, for his "gallant and heroic 
conduct in the capture and destruction of the frigate 
'Guerriere,' by the United States frigate ' Constitution,' " 
Aug. 19, 1813. Signed by Philip S. Van Rensslaer. 

226. Colored Wood Engraving, of General Washington, printed 

1782. 

227. Colored Wood Engraving of Lady Washington, printed 

1782. 

228. Photograph of Beriah Bradley, taken June, 1874, on his 

ninety-seventh birthday. 

229. Specimens of Bank Note Engraving, by Amos Doolittle, of 

New Haven. 

230. Engraved Portrait of Hon. David Daggett. 

231. Battle of Lexington. This plate, with the two adjacent to 

it, are Nos. i, 2 and 4 of a set of four historical engrav- 
ings executed by Amos Doolittle, of New Haven. They 
are believed to form the earliest series of historical 
prints published in this country. 

232. View of the Town of Concord, Mass. 

233. View of south part of Lexington, Mass. 

234. Photograph of Beardsley Hall, Cheshire Academy, Conn. 



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235. Wood-cut of Davenport Place, site of the residence of Rev. 

John Davenport, 1640. 

236. Engraved View of the Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers at 

Plymouth Rock, 1620. 

237. Photograph of the Hon. Erastus C. Scranton, mayor of 

New Haven. 

238. Photograph of Timothy Bishop, New Haven, Conn. 

239. Photograph of Hon. Roger S. Baldwin, governor of Con- 

necticut, and United States senator. 

240. Photograph of James Brewster, New Haven, Conn. 

241. Photograph of Edward Johnson, a well-known character 

of New Haven ; owner of the garbage dog-cart. 

242. Piece of Linen Bed-hanging, representing Lord Elliott's 

attack on Gibraltar, presented by Mrs. C. W. Jarman. 

243. Engraving of engagement between the frigates " United 

States" and "Macedonian," October 28, 1812. 

234. Piece of Linen Curtain, representing the battle of the Nile. 

245. Brass Bowl, once owned by Governor Gurdon Saltonstall. 

246. Piano, made in London, in 1786, presented by Miss Bake- 

well, of London, G. B. 

247. Statuette of Hon. John C. Calhoun, United States senator 

from South Carolina, and vice-president of the United 
States, 1830. 

248. Chair, used by the chief justices of Connecticut, from the 

old court house in New Haven, 1823. 

249. An antique Chair, taken by Admiral Foote from one of 

the Barrier Forts in Canton, China, Nov. 1856. 

250. Old Oil Painting, supposed to be the portrait of a member 

of Governor Eaton's Family. 

251. 252. Portraits of a cardinal and bishop, from the old New 

Haven Museum. 

253. Oil Painting of King George III., from an ancient house 

in Antigua, West Indies. 

254. Oil Painting of Governor Jonathan Trumbull, Sen-, painted 

by his son, Col. John Trumbull, 1785. 



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255. Portrait of Anthony Perit Sanford, at the age of ten years* 

Painted 1790, 

256. Head of Pope Sixtus II., who was executed by order of the 

Roman Emperor Valerian, about A. D. 260. 

257. Oil Painting, representing the head of a soldier. 

258. Portrait of Rev. Dr. Joseph Noyes, fifth pastor of the Cen- 

ter Church, 1716-1761. 

259. Confederate Cavalry Sabre, brought from Louisiana by 

Col. Frank H. Peck. 

260. Portrait of David C. DeForest, New Haven, Conn. 

261. Portrait of Mrs. David C. DeForest, New Haven, Conn. 

262. Oil Painting of Enos M. B. Hughes, New Haven, Conn. 

263. Oil Painting of Rt. Rev. Lefevre de Cheverus, first Roman 

Catholic Bishop of Boston, afterwards cardinal. 

264. Ancient Oil Painting of David holding the head of Goliath. 

265. Billet Head of the last vessel built at the Grapevine Point 

shipyard, where the wire works now stand. 

266. Model of a Ship, which was to be propelled by screws 

placed in the bow. 

267. Portrait in water colors of Amos Doolittle, of New Haven, 

one of the earliest engravers in this country. 

268. A Table, in the possession of the Trowbridge family for 

more than two hundred years. 

259. Ancient Brass Foot Tub, said to have belonged to one of 
the original settlers of New Haven. 

270. Draft Wheel, used in the United States Provost Marshal's 

office in New Haven, during the war of rebellion. 

271. Signal Flag, captured from the Confederate troops at Fort 

Fisher. Supposed to be from a blockade runner, 1864. 

272. Mail Shirt, Helmet, and Yataghan, brought from Constan- 

tinople in 1854, by David J. Peck. 

273. Flag of the Townsend Rifles, Company I, Seventh Regi- 

ment Connecticut Volunteers, being the first flag raised 
at Tybee Lighthouse, after the breaking out of the 
rebellion, i86i. 



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274. Medicine Chest of Benedict Arnold, used by him when a 
druggist on Water street, New Haven. 

265. Bust of Hon. James M. Townsend, made by Bartlett. 

276. Bust, executed by Bartlett, of Rear Admiral Francis H. 
Gregory, U. S. N. 

377. Bust of Johnathan Knight, M. D., Professor of Surgery in 
Yale College. The bust was made by Bartlett. 

278. Bust of Professor Benjamin Silliman, Sen. 

279. Bust of President Zachary Taylor. 

280. Houdin's Bust of George Washington. 

281. Bust of President Adams. 

282. Bust of Millard Fillmore. 

283. Bust of Hon. David Daggett, United States senator and 

chief justice of Connecticut. 

284. Bustof Ithiel Town, the celebrated architect who designed 

the Center Church, Trinity Church, the State House, 
and other public and private buildings in New Haven. 

285. Bust of Noah Webster, LL. D., author of " The American 

Dictionary of the English Language." 

286. Portrait of Elizabeth Douglass, aet. 28, 1772. 

287. Portrait of Benjamin Douglass, aet. t^^, 1772. 

288. Collection of the United States Fractional Currency, used 

from 1861 to 1878, handsomely framed. 

289. Oil Painting of Bradford Hubbard, son of Leverett Hub- 

bard, M. D., born 1761, in the old stone house built by 
his father on the corner of George and Meadow streets, 
New Haven. Died 1825. 

290. Oil Painting of Titus Street, Esq., painted by Andrews, 

in 1836. 

291. Oil Painting of Capt. Daniel Green, who was lost at sea 

in 181 7. The portrait was painted in France, 1805. 

292. Oil Painting of David Dunham, Esq., of New York, owner* 

of the first steam vessel which crossed the Atlantic. 



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293. Portrait of Jeremiah Atwater, for many years steward of 

Yale College. 

294. Chair of Edith Day, wife of Robert Day, of Hartford, who 

died October 1648. She died 1688, being then the 
widow of Elizur Holyoke, of Springfield, Mass. 

295. 296. Two Wooden Urns, from the old chapel (Yale Col- 

lege) steeple. Placed on the steeple in 1824; taken 
down in 1880, 

297. Green Silk Umbrella, once owned by Governor Gurdon 

Saltonstall. Presented by Mrs. C. W. Jarman. 

298. Oil Painting, portrait of Henry Hotchkiss, of New Haven, 

Conn. Presented by his son, Henry L. Hotchkiss. 

299. Portrait of Ebenezer Townsend, merchant prince of New 

Haven ; father of Ebenezer Townsend, supercargo and 
writer of the ship Neptune's voyages around the world. 

300. Portrait of his second wife (nee Barnard), widow of Mr. 

Cook, of , mother of his later children. High 

crown antique lace cap. 

301. Shingle (with wro't iron nail) from roof of General Wash- 

ington's house at Mt. Vernon. Presented by E. G. 
Clawsen, Barbadoes, W. I. 

302. Skate of 1776. Presented by Charles G. James, August 

10, 1883. 

303. Donkey's Shoe, brought from Limerick, Ireland, by John 

J. Tierney. Presented by George W. Carrington. 

304. Chair, 100 years old, owned by Abel Wheeler, of Oxford, 

Conn. Presented by James and Mary Somers. 

305. New Haven Lighthouse and Grounds ; a valuable etching. 

Presented by Robert W. Wiseman. 

306. Tomlinson's Bridge and Vicinity; companion etching to 

the above. Presented by same. 

307. Ancient Clock, made by Nathan Howell, New Haven, 

Conn., 1680. Presented by F. E. Hotchkiss. 

308. Photograph of Whitneyville Armory and Buildings, 1825. 

309. Plaster Cast of Scene of Abraham's Sacrifice of his Son, 

on Mt. Moriah, by Leo Ch. De Zaleski. 



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310,311. Pictures of New Haven — first, 1760; second, 1811. 
Presented by Thomas H. Pease. 

312. Medallion Head of Dr. Franklin. Presented to Capt. 

Charles H. Townshend, in Paris, France, July 1867, 
while in command of Str. " Fulton." Loaned by him. 

313, 314. Zulu War Club and Zulu Knobstick. Presented by 

Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 

315. Illustrated Engraved Copy of United States and Mexico 

War Scenes, portfolio. Presented by Alphonso Thill. 

316. Ancient Tinder-Box. Presented by W. S. Sanford. 

317. Pair of West India Panniers, for back of donkeys. Pre- 

sented by Miss Judith Hoadley and Mrs. A. J. Gardner. 

318. Model and Plan of American Steamer "Ontario," of Bos- 

ton, Capt. Charles H. Townshend. Loaned by him. 

319. Model of Br. Ship "Constitution," picked up in British 

Channel, 1758. Presented by Jos. W. Bennett, M. D. 
Carried in procession in celebration of the adoption of 
the United States Constitution, July 4, 1788. 

320. Leading-block from frigate Congress, sunk by the rebel 

ram " Merrimac," in Hampton Roads, 1862. Presented 
by Henry C. Baldwin. 

321. First Folding Chair, by New Haven Folding Chair Com- 

pany, 1862. 

322. Ancient Pewter Platter, 1724. 

323. Piece of New Haven Liberty Pole on the Green, broken 

off in the gale of November 23, 1884. Presented. 

324. Oil Painting of Winter Scene. Presented by Mrs. Pomeroy. 

325. Naval engagement of American ship " Constitution " and 

British ship " Guerriere," 1814. 

326. Ancient Painting, " Little Bird Catchers." Presented by 

Father O'Brien. 

327. Crayon Portrait of President Noah Porter. Purchased. 

328. Fractional Currency of the United States; handsomely 

framed. Loaned by Robert Veitch & Sons. 



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329. Nubian Damsel's Wardrobe. Loaned by W. R. H. Trow- 

bridge. 

330. Sword, with Gold Hilt and Scabbard, of Rear-Admiral A. 

H. Foote, of New Haven, Conn., inscribed " Tennessee, 
Cumberland, and Mississippi." Loaned. Cost ^5,000. 
Presented by citizens of Brooklyn, N. Y. 

331. Photograph of William E. Goodyear, in "uniform New 

Haven Grays, of Conn. Vols. ; framed. ■- 

332. Flintlock Gun, carried in the Invasion of New Haven, 

Conn., in 1779, by the British. 

ZZZ' Gun, picked up on the battlefield of Bull Run, by Sergt. 
Douglass, 69th N. Y. Regiment. 

334. Picture of Baltimore in 1752, in gilt frame; engraved 

from a sketch by John Moale and Daniel Bowley, Esq. 
Twenty-nine points of interest numbered and described. 

335. Cannon, used in 1776 by Capt. D. Goffe Phipps, of New 

Haven, Conn., on his privateer " Betsey," and pre- 
sented by Capt. D. Goffe Phipps, his son. 

336. Double-Head Mahogany Cradle, used by the twin boys 

of Samuel Broome, named Washington and Gates, after 
those generals. Presented by A. F. Lines. 

337. Zulu Pillow, a small wood block. Presented by W. R. H. 

Trowbridge. 

338. Iron Clasp, for holding feet of criminals at whipping-post; 

taken April 8, 1865, from Petersburg, Va., day before 
Lee's surrender. Presented by E. Hawes, D. D. 

339. Old Safe of New Haven Mechanics' Bank. Presented by 

the Bank. 



340 
341 

342 

343 
344 



Old Mahogany Sofa, 17 — . Presented by F. E. Hotchkiss. 

Old Mahogany Chair. Presented by Mrs. Worthington 
Hooker. 

Usher's Chair from Moody and Sankey Tabernacle. Pre- 
sented by Thomas Trowbridge. 

Medallion Bust of Hon. Henry Clay. Purchased. 

Framed Collection of Cents from 178S to 1865, United 
States Currency. Presented by James G. English. 



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345. Chest of Drawers, of Jeremiah Townsend. The hole in 

the side is where a ball passed through, in the revolu- 
tionary war, 1779, in the British invasion of New Haven, 
Conn. 

346. Ship Carpenter's Brace, for boring with a bit; used in Fair 

Haven more than 100 years ago. Presented by G. W, 
Carrington. 

347. Framed Ancient Print, showing five pictures representing 

"Death and Worldly Greatness," with moral lessons 
detailed in long printed columns at the side of each. 

348. Framed Chinese Picture of a Triumphal Arch in Canton, 

China ; very ancient and faded. 

349. Framed Ancient Chinese Picture of "The great navigable 

river Singwonhar, in China, flowing between prodig- 
ious rocks, with a grand pagoda at the entrance." These 
three pictures were found in Jeremiah Atwater's old 
chest of drawers. Presented by Capt. C. H. Townshend. 

350. The famous Woodbridge (Conn.) Oak; handsomely framed. 

Etching by Wiseman. Purchased. 

351. Eastern view of New Haven (Conn.) Green, Churches, State 

House, and College Buildings, 1851 ; in gilt frame. Brief 
authentic account of dates of buildings. 

352. Scythe, made by Ezekiel Hayes, 1780. Presented by his 

grandson, Charles Bradley. 

353. Fac Simile small casting and photograph of Liberty Bell 

of 1776, from Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. 

354. Ancient Writ of Roger Sherman, Justice of Peace, Litch- 

field County, in Kent or New Milford, May 29, 1757. 
Deposited by W. W. Prescott. 

355. Photograph of Pearpont Coat of Arms. 

356. A Steel Engraving of General Washington, in frame. 

357. Glass Painting, in gilt frame, of New Haven (Conn.) Green, 

with a view of Churches, State House, and Colleges. 
Presented by Thomas R Trowbridge, Jr. 

358. A card of Gun Flints. Presented by Henry A. Duntze. 



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359. Two Old Portmanteaus of Capt. David Wooster, afterward 

General Wooster, of Danbury, Conn. 

360. Noah Webster's Mahogany Secretary, with small library. 

Deposited. 

361. Portrait of Henry Trowbridge ; framed. 

362. Plan of House and adjoining land of Daniel Green, corner 

Water and Townsend Streets, New Haven, Conn., 1795. 

363. Map of the City of New Haven, 1830, by D. W. Bucking- 

ham. 

364. Sword, carried by Capt. Walter Osborn at the battle of 

Bull Run. Deposited by Mrs. Walter Osborn. 

365. Portrait, Pencil-drawing of the Cabin Boy of Capt. Fred- 

erick Lee, of Madison, Conn., drawn by Thaddeus Kos- 
ciusco when a passenger on Capt. Lee's ship, either in 
1776 or 1797. Preserved by F. W. Scranton, adopted 
son of Capt. Lee, and presented by his widow, Mrs. 
Hannah Scranton, of Madison, Conn. 

366. Oak Club, with natural knob grown upon it. Presented 

by Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 

367. Case of large heavy Bank, Jail, and School Keys, 171 1 to 

1818. 

368. Deed of Land, in 1776, from John Tallmadge to Ruther- 

ford Trowbridge ; in frame. Presented by Thomas R. 
Trowbridge. 

369. Boston Gazette, March 12, 1770; framed with cord and 

tassels. 

370. Piece of Stone and Shell Lime attached, from cellar foun- 

dation of Ferry House, at Red Hook, East Haven, on 
Quinnipiac River. Presented by Capt. C. H. Town- 
shend. 

371. A Squaw Hat, from Puget Sound, brought by Capt. C. 

H. Townshend, commander of ship " Germania," 1863, 
and loaned by him. 

372. Hetchel for preparing flax for weaving. 

373. Oil Painting Portrait of Benjamin West, the great painter. 

Presented by Allen H. Smith, M. D. 



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374. Pair of Old Sugar Tongs. 

375. Wooden Shoe, worn by natives of the Island of St. Croix, 

W, I. Loaned by Mrs. George T. Nettleton, Morris Cove. 

376. A Glazed Picture. A beautiful and accurate elevation view 

of the Temple of Solomon, taken from the celebrated 
model by Counsellor Schott, at Hamburg, ornamented 
with most interesting passages in the lives of Kings 
David and Solomon. 

377. Lignum-Vitae Mortar and Pestle, brought over in the May- 

flower, 1620. Property of Mrs. M. A. Rovve, Philadel- 
phia, Pa., January 19, 1884. 

378. Large Portfolio (39x27 in.) of Historical Engravings and 

Pictures. 

379. 380. Two Old Maps, from Jeremiah Atwater's house. 

First — Of Europe, dedicated to Queen Carolina, of 
Great Britain. Second — Map of Africa and oceans sur- 
rounding; in black wood frames. 

381. Confederate Soldier's Cedar Canteen, from Port Hudson, 

"La., captured July 8, 1863. Presented by Major Patrick 
Maher, of Second Connecticut Volunteers, Dec, t6, 1884. 

382. Plaster Medallion (likeness) of Count Pulaski, in uniform, 

by Leo Ch. De Zaieski. 

383. Plaster (in bas relief) Representation of Secreting the 

King Charles H. Charter of Connecticut, 1662, by Leo 
Ch. De Zaieski. 

384. Framed Portrait of General George B. McClellan. Pre- 

sented by G. W. Carrington. 

385. Fossil Wood Petrifaction ; section of a tree or branch. 

386. Forty-three Dutch Ornamented Tiles around Door of 

Room 2. 

387. And sixteen of same under the first window casing — all set 

in wood frames. They are from the old Leffingwell 
House, cor. of George and Meadow streets. New Haven, 
Conn. 

388. Jamaica Rum Bottle, made in 1774. 



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389. Brick, from the ruins of Fort Castine, Me. 

390. Stone, from the well of the old fort at Castine, Me. 

391. Blue China Teapot, of the last century, found in the old 

Bassett House in Hamden, Conn. 

392. Desk, Bureau, and Book-case, used by Benjamin Trum- 

bull, D. D., pastor of Church in North Haven. Author 
of Histories of Connecticut and United States, and 
various other works, essays, and sermons. Presented 
by Ezra Stiles, New Haven, Conn., March i, 1878. 

393. Blue China Platter, from Saba Island, W. I., found in an 

ancient church. It was secreted there when the island 
was captured by Admiral Rodney, in 1782. Presented 
by W. R. H. Trowbridge, Barbadoes, W. I. 

394. Two Slave Whips, brought from St. Martins, W. I., in Brig 

Nancy, 1816. Presented by G. W. Carrington. 

395. One of the Plates of the set used at the dinner to Admiral 

Nelson, at Barbadoes, VV. I., 1803, after his capture of 
the French fleet off Martinique, W. I. Presented by 
E. G. Clawsen. 

396. 397- Two Ancient Arm Chairs. Presented by Walter Har- 

rison, Water street. 

398. Ancient Arm Chair. Presented by Miss Susan Trowbridge. 

399. Water Color Painting, of scene in the harbor of Smyria, 

Asia, July 11, 1853, of Capt. Ingraham, in the United 
States frigate St. Louis, (22 guns), vindicating American 
honor. His ship is in front, two Austrian mail steamers 
on the left, and on the right an Austrian brig of war (19 
guns) and an Austrian war schooner (12 guns). The 
appeal of Martin Costa, as a United States naturalized 
citizen, for release from capture by the Austrian vessel 
of war. Capt. Ingraham declared in reply : " Gentle- 
men, the man must be given up into some one's hands 
on shore, else I will take him. My cause is that of jus- 
tice and I cannot fail. I have stated the time." Within 
the twenty-four hours, the prisoner was placed on board 
Capt. Ingraham's vessel. Presented by Albert H. Young. 



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400. Fine Oil Painting of the Stone Monument over Lady Fen- 

wick's Grave, at Saybrook, Conn., on the bank of the 
Connecticut river, showing the river, sea, and land sur- 
rounding. Sketched and painted by Harry I. Thomp- 
son, of this city, and by him presented. 

401, 402. Ancient Portrait (oil painting) of a gentleman and 

lady of the last century, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bacon. 
Loaned by Mrs. Mary B. Gray, teacher, 105 High street. 

403. Original Picture of First Landing of the Pilgrims, Decem- 

ber 20, 1620, at Plymouth, Mass. A fine, large engrav- 
ing, handsomely framed. Presented by Mrs. Edward 
Heaton, New Haven, Conn. 

404. A Fine Large Engraving, handsomely framed, of the Sign- 

ing of the Declaration of Independence, in Philadelphia, 
Penn., July 4, 1776. Presented by same lady. 

405. A Lithograph Engraving of first Mission Brig, " Morning," 

on the ocean, with every sail set, sailing with a fair 
wind for Sandwich Islands. Presented by A. H. Young. 

406. Water Color Painting, portrait of Capt. Thomas Painter, 

of West Haven; a soldier, sailor, and prisoner in the 
war of the Revolution. Painted at thirty years of age, 
1796. Loaned by D. C. Collins, New Haven, Conn. 

407. Metal Model of Side-Wheel Steamboat, with machiner}^ in 

working order ; gilded and painted. I^oaned by Paul 
Roessler. 

408. High Cherry Book Case, with closet shelves underneath. 

Presented. 

409. Portrait (oil painting, life size,) of Asa Bacon, of Litch- 

field, Conn. Loaned. 

410. Portrait (oil painting, life size,) of General Francis Bacon. 

(son of above). Loaned. 

411. Portrait (oil painting, life size,) of Lieut. Frederick Bacon, 

(another son of above,) of the United States Navy, com- 
manding United States schooner "Sea Gull," of Com- 
modore Wilkes' naval expedition, to survey the north- 
west coast of United States. His vessel and all on 
board were lost off Cape Horn, in 1843. Loaned. 



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412. A Beautiful Gilt Frame Mirror, elaborately carved and 

decorated. A gilt picture at the top of American eagle, 
and emblems of war. 

413. Framed Chart of Lines of Construction of Steamer "On- 

tario," 10 ft. by 3 ft. Loaned by Capt. C. H. Towns- 
hend. 

414. American Institute Diploma, New York, October, 1852, 

awarded to Abner Reed for his "Guide to Penmanship." 

415. Geographical Chart of the American National Republic, 

or a comprehensive view of the most interesting partic- 
ulars of the geography, etc., of the United States of 
America. 

416. Roll of Maps, Plans, and Charts of United States Geo- 

graphical Survey of United States, west 100° Meridian 
of longitude, by Gen. A. A. Humphreys, 1872-73, by Act 
of Congress, under direction of Secretary o,f war. Geo- 
graphical map of Washoe mining region. Plan of the 
schooner " Connecticut," 1772. 

417. Small Picture on paste-board of battle of Lexington, Mass. 

418. Map of United States Coast Survey of New Haven and 

vicinity, by Lieut. R. M. Bache, 1875-6-7. 

419. Large Colored Map of the Counties of the State of Conn., 

1856. 

420. Squires' Map of United States, 1834, with colored pictures 

of battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill, of General 
Washington, and Falls of Niagara. 

421. Osgood Carlton's Map of United States, 1806, Boston, 

Mass. 

422. Jacob Monk's Map of United States, British Provinces, 

West Indies and Central America. Baltimore, Md., 1852. 

423. Arrowsworth's Globular Map of the World. 

424. Beers, Ellis & Soule's Colored Map of New Haven, 1868. 

425. Map of Christian Era. 

426. S. W. Searle's Map of New Haven and vicinity, and pub- 

lic buildings, 1859. 



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427. Old Map of Connecticut, 182 1. 

428. A. S. Wadsvvorth's Map of Boston Harbor. (No date.) 

429. Hartley & Whitsford's Map of New Haven, published in 

Hartford, Conn., 185 1. 

430. Colored Map of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode 

Island, showing counties, townships, and plans of their 
large cities, and of New York cit}^ 

43 :. Map of Chronological Events of the Christian Era, described 
and illustrated. 

432. Map of Plan of New Haven, by Amos Doolittle, 1824. 

433. Geological Map of British Islands and adjoining coast 

of France, and index (no date), by John Phillips. 

434. Roll of Maps of Lake Erie and its region of country. 

435. Old Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean. 

436. Old French Map of Europe, date . 

437. Two Diplomas, one from New Haven County Agricultural 

Society to F. W. Trowbridge, for a churn. The other 
from American Institute, New York, to F. Trowbridge, 
for spun raw silk. 

438. Large costly Glass Show Case, mounted on a fine hard 

wood counter with closet beneath. Deposited by Mrs. 
W. Hooker. 

439. Sea and Vessel Picture, neatly framed. Presented by T. 

R. Trowbridge, Jr. 

440. Curious Long Barrelled Air-Gun. The stock and all parts 

made of iron. Presented by Dr. Frederick Bellosa, 
New Haven, Conn. 

441. A recent photograph picture of the old Roger Sherman 

House, on Chapel street, taken by Roger S. Baldwin, and 
presented by him to the Society. 

442. Mezzotint Colored Engraving of the Winter Quarters of 

the Second Brigade, Third Division, Second Corps U. 
S. Army, at Stony Mountain, Va. Sketched by George 
W. Hill, member of Co. G., 14th C. V. Presented by 
L. S. Punderson, New Haven, Conn. 



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443. Photograph Picture of Governor William Leete's Stone 

House in Guilford, built in 1639. The refuge and hid- 
ing place of the regicides, Goffe and Whalley, who were 
protected by Governor Leete. Presented by Charles 
Homan, photographer, New Haven, Conn. 

444, 445, 446. Three Ancient Portraits (in oil) of Col. James 

Rice, of his wife, and of his wife's sister, Mrs. William 
Ailing. Painted by Durand in 1772. 

447. Capt. Ward Atvvater's Portrait, (in oil) painted by Artist 

Wilson, on Teneriffe Island, in 1805. 

448. Mrs. Jeremiah Townsend's Portrait (painted in oil in 1786.) 

(Her husband's diary of a voyage across the Atlantic in 
1784, in ship " Montgomery," was read before the Society 
by the secretary, Monday evening, December 22, 1884.) 

449. Old-fashioned Round Dining Table, made with leaves for 

extension. The legs and frame support curiously turned. 

450. 451. Two large Spinning Wheels of the last century. Pre- 

sented. 

452. Model of the movable Draw of Tomlinson's Bridge. 

Presented by Caleb Mix. 

453. Portrait (oil painting, life size,) of Dr. Nathan Beers, hero 

of American Revolution. Presented by Levi Ives, M. D. 

455. Framed Small Picture of Old-fashioned Coach-and-Four 

on the road with passengers. Loaned by Mrs. George 
F. Nevv'comb. 

456. Large (oak carved) Arm Chair of Governor Robert 

Treat, of Milford, over 200 )^ears old, handsome and 
substantial. Loaned by one of his decendants, Mrs. 
Henry Champion. 

457. Engraved Likeness of Nathaniel W. Taylor, D. D., taken 

at the close of his pastorate of the First Ecclesiastical 
Society of New Haven. Presented by A. C. Raymond. 

458. Engraved Likeness of Leonard Bacon, D. D., in early life, 

(pastor of the same church and society,) in richly gilt 
frame. Presented by A. C. Raymond. 

459. Large Framed Engraving of United States Steamer "Ala- 

bama," of New York and Savannah Steamship Com- 
pany. Presented by George Petrie, New Haven, Conn. 



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460. An Engraved copper-plate likeness of Col. John Trum- 

bull, of New Haven, Conn., aid-de-camp of General 
Washington, historian, and famous painter. He died 
in New York city, aged 87, irj 1843. Presented by 
James Fordham. 

461. Two Ancient (life size) Oil Paintings of General and Mrs. 

Sheldon. Loaned by Birdsey C. Lake. 

462. Benjamin Trumbull, D. D., his old oak Arm Chair; vi^ell 

preserved — good as new. Loaned. 

463. A heavy hard wood stock Musket, brass-mounted, flint- 

lock, dated Vernon, 1762; six feet long, with bayonet, 
and cartridge-box marked Co. 6, 26th Reg. Conn. Line. 
It was carried by John Dudley, of Guilford, in the Bat- 
tle of Bunker Hill, and used by him against the British 
when invading New Haven, July 5, 1779. Loaned by 
Capt. Charles H. Townshend. 

464. Porcelain Platter, with ornamented pictured border, and 

in the center a picture scene of a harbor and vessels, a 
town with mountain sc^ery, rocks, and fortifications. 

465. Large costly Show Case of Glass, mounted on a finel)' 

finished hard wood counter, with closets for valuable 
books or papers. 

466. Capture of United States frigate " President " by British 

squadron, under command of Commodore Hayes, off 
the coast of America. 

467. Medallion Head of Franklin Pierce, President of the 

United States. Presented by Thomas Phillips & Son. 

468. Large Colored Engraving, (handsomely framed) of the 

Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon in Philadelphia, 
Pa., May 26, 1S61. Loaned by George Petrie, New 
Haven, Conn. 

469. " Execution of Capt. Nathan Hale," (a colored picture, 

handsomely framed,) the hero martyr of the Revolu- 
tion. His dying words are " My only regret is that I 
have only one life to lose for my country." 

470. Oval Framed Portrait of Capt. John Beecher, of New 

Haven, Conn. Loaned by Edward C. Beecher. 



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CASE No. i. 

(NUMBERS IN RED.) 

1. Siamese Sacred Book, written in Sanscrit and Siamese, on 

Ola, a species of palm leaf; presented to Mrs. Wood- 
ward when at Bangkok, Siam, in 1864, by Dr. Bradley, 
the American missionary. Deposited by J. W. Barber. 

2. Specimen of wormed Wood, from the bottom of a West 

Indian ship. 

3. Melted mass of Nails, from the burning of Richmond, Va., 

in 1865. Presented by Dr. R. Orane. 

4. Wood of an English ship of war, sunk at Gloucester Point 

during the revolutionary war. Presented by E. D. Dun- 
ning. 

5. Piece of the wreck of the Br. frigate " Hussar," wrecked at 

Hell Gate, L. I. Sound, during the revolutionary war. 

6. Two Spikes, from the gate of Old Newgate, Granby, 1873. 

Presented by Dr. R. Crane. 

7. Indian Iron-stone Arrowhead, found by Alfred Daggett, in 

1840, in the rear of Morocco street on the hill opposite 
Factory street. 

8. Indian Flint-stone Arrowhead, found in West Haven, Sep- 

tember 27, 1881, by W. Wallace Ward. 

9. Four Flint-stone Indian Arrowheads, found near New 

Haven, in 1864. 

10. Three small paper boxes containing a dozen Indian Arrow- 

heads of iron or flint stone. 

11. A pair of Horseman's Pistols, from Nathaniel A.Bacon, 

February 8, 1865, for exhibition. Carried by Major 
William A. Babcock, of the Second Company of Horse 
Guards, in 1813, found 1816. 

12. Indian Stone Ornaments, from Wallingford. Presented by 

William B. Baldwin. 



38 CA TALOG UE. 

13. Indian Stone Hatchet, found in Water street, New Haven, 

1878; probably thrown out in excavating for city im- 
provements. Presented by Robert Crane, 1883. 

14. Indian Stone Hatchet, found in Hamilton Park, 1863. 

15. Indian Stone Spearhead, found near Norwich^ Conn. 

16. Indian Stone Arrowhead, from Griswold, Conn. 

17. Indian Stone Arrowhead, from Norwich, Conn. 

18. Indian Stone Arrowhead, from Ledyard, Conn. 

19. Four Indian Stone Arrowheads, from Salem, Conn. 

20. Indian Stone Arrowhead, from Montville, Conn. 

21. Indian Stone Arrowhead, from Mohegan, Conn. 

22. Two Indian Stone Arrowheads, from Pequetannock, Conn. 

23. Indian Stone Arrowhead, from Munson, Conn. 

24. Three Indian Stone Arrowheads, from Charles P. Brown. 

25. Three large Flint Cutting Tools or Spear Heads, of Indian 

make. 

26. Rude Stone Mortar of the Putatuc Indians. Deposited by 

Nathan Baldwin, South Britain, Conn. 

27. Rude Stone Pestle, made by Indians. 

28. Remains of a Brass Kettle, washed from the burial place of 

the Putatuc Indians, along the Housatonic River. It 
was perfect when found, and contained a ring and 
thimbles, but has crumbled on exposure to the air. 
Deposited by Warren Mitchell, South Britain. 

29. Cane, used by Francis Lewis, one of the Signers of the 

Declaration of Independence. 

30. Gold-headed Hickory Cane, presented to Hon. S. E. Bur- 

rows by Andrew Jackson, President of the United 
States, 1832. 

31. Cane, made from the wood of the United States frigate 

"Constitution." 

32. Cane, elaborately carved (broken), inscribed " In memory of 

M. Auger, by H. Auger," in 1817. Only the upper half 
of the cane remains. 



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12,. Tchlbouk or Pipe, with amber head, made of birch wood, 
pointed at the end to receive ornamented red clay or 
stone pipe bowl. 

34. Erie Canal Medal, presented by the city of New York, 

struck in honor of its completion, 1826, begun in 181 7, 
inscribed " Union of Erie with the Atlantic," Neptune 
and Car, and on the reverse side New York harbor, city, 
and coat of arms. Presented in a neat box made out of 
a piece of wood brought from Erie in the first canal 
boat. 

35. Wax Seal of William Penn. 

36. Oak Box, made from wood from the ruins of the Br. House 

of Lords, destroyed by fire October 11, 1834. Presented 
by William Goodwin, November 30, 1863. 

37. Metal Seal of the City of New Haven in 1784, motto, "Mare 

liberum." 

38. Wax Impression of same. 

39. Medal, in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of 

American Independence, struck by authority of the 
Congress of the United States ; on reverse side, " These 
Colonies are and ought to be free and independent." 

40. Medal, Philadelphia Museum, 1833, engraved. Presented 

to Hon. S. E. Burrows. On reverse side medallion like- 
ness of Charles Wilson Peale, founder, 1784. 

41. Medallion, head of General Washington, inscribed to his 

memory by D. Eccleston, MDCCCV. ; on reverse side 
inscribed " He laid the foundation of American Liberty 
in the XVIII. Century. Innumerable millions yet 
unborn will venerate the memory of the man who 
obtained their Country's freedom." In the center is a 
full length small medallion of a native Indian, inscribed, 
" This Land was Ours." The round case has a metal 
plate in it, engraved as follows : " Mrs. Washington pre- 
sents to Silas E. Burrows, this medal of General Wash- 
ington, as an expression of gratitude and respect from 
herself and children. Mount Vernon, May 9, 1833." 

42. Old Brass Bullet Mold, used in the revolutionary war, cast- 

ing six bullets at once. 



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43. Five fragments of a Meteoric Stone that fell at Westport, 

Conn., 1807. 

44. Piece of the Root of a tree encircling the coffin of Roger 

Williams, Providence, R, I. 

45. Piece of the Rebel Ram " Merrimac," live oak, wormed and 

barnacled, sunk in Hampton Roads, Va. Presented by 
Lieut. W. T. Keeler. 

46. Piece of the Keel of Ship " Endeavor," Capt. Cook, which 

first visited the Sandwich Islands in her trip around the 
world. Presented by the late William G. Hooker to 
Augustus Lewis, and by him to this Society, February 
25, 1878. 

47. Section of a branch of the Charter Oak. Presented by I. 

M. Woodward. 

48. Section of a branch of the Great Elm on Boston Common. 

49. First Jury Box used in Woodbridge, Conn., with flower or- 

naments. Presented by M. L. Beardsley, Roxbury, 
Conn. 

50. Polished Oak Cane, with ivory head. 

51. A Pair of the famous ancient Metallic Tractors, for the cure 

of sickness. 

52. Wood Cup, turned from a beam of the old Brick Meeting 

House, built in 1751, torn down in 1812, to make room 
for present Center Church. Presented by George E. 

Twitchell. 

53. Autograph on Piece of Ivory, of John Randolph, of Roanoke, 

presented to Charles R. Whedon by Hon. Alfred Black- 
man, 1857. Presented by Charles R. Whedon. 

54. Drumsticks, Powder Horn, and Plume, used by Peter Mil- 

ler in the revolutionary war. Deposited by William J. 
Miller. 

55. Specimens of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, showing every 

part of its manufacture from its center to outside. This 
portion is termed the Niagara cable, the outside being 
from left to right, while that of the Agamgnnon portion 
was from right to left. The two ships joined in mid 



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ocean, then spliced their cables. The "Niagara" 
landed her end in Newfoundland, the "Agamennon " on 
the Irish coast. 

56. Specimen of the part of Atlantic Telegraph Cable laid by 

the ship "Agamennon," right to left. 

57. Specimen of the interior of the present Atlantic Cable, laid 

by the steamer "Great Eastern." 

58. Sixteen Pictures painted on transparant sheets of Mica, 

representing scenes in Egypt and Assyria, with list of 
part of them. Presented by E. H. Leflfingwell. 



CASE No. 2. 

(NUMBERS IN RED.) 

59. Carving Knife and Fork, taken from the tent of Lord Corn- 

wallis. 1781. 

60. Pair of Japanese Sandals. 

61. Two Pair of High-Heeled Satin Shoes or Slippers. One 

pair belonged to E. H. Leffingwell's mother, the other 
to Martha Southmayd, 1750. Presented by C. C. Ben- 
ham. 

62. Chinese Shoe, 4^ in. long, i^ in. at heel, running to a point 
(iT,. Two Old Shoes, wood heel, 1750. 

64. Pair of African Sandals. 

65. Rubber Shoe, 1825. 

66. Wood Pointed Shoe-Last, used in 17 10. 

67. Piece of the Dead Line of Andersonville Prison, Ga., 1863-4. 

68. Melted Mass of a Gun, found at Harper's Ferry, Va., 1863. 

69. Three Instruments for extracting teeth, used by Samuel 

Darling, Apothecary, 1780. 

70. An Ancient pair of Shears, found in house t^i Crow^n Street. 



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71. Tinder-Box, Steel, and Flint. Presented by Jos. Trow- 

bridge. 

72. Two Patent Wheel Tinder Boxes. 

73. Cribbage Board, made from wood of an old Spanish treasury 

chest, brought from Spain in 1564, and deposited in 
vault of Fort Marion, at St. Augustine, Florida. Pre- 
sented by W. F. Seward, 1863. 

74. Piece of the ground end of the Liberty Pole, and of one of 

the bottles broken when raised, in Goshen, Conn, 1776. 
Presented by Hon. Henry Norton. 

75. Two Shell Combs, in use before the revolution, marked re- 

spectively, Aunt Clara and Aunt Susan. 

76. Curious Brass Medallion or Coin of head of Washington, 

and on the reverse side the sun, and its rays reaching 
a circlet of stars, bordered with " Success to the United 
States." Edges milled, date 1800. With two gold 
coins, one of Ferdinand and Isabella, 1492, the other of 
Charles I., King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, 
1580. Presented by T. Bennett, M. D. 

77. Ancient Gold Medal, heart-shaped ornamented edges, on 

one side a regal crown, surmounted with the Cross of 
St. George, encircled with eleven triangle stars, and en- 
closed with them the word " Regina." On the reverse 
side a circle enclosing the motto, " Decus merendi op- 
time omniun," and in the center a three-triangled or 
five pointed star. A gold loop at the top. 

78. Pine Tree Shilling, 1652, XII. New England, and on reverse 

side a pine tree and the word " Marathus." In box with 
a silver half dollar of 1810. 

79. Shilling Piece, of Oueen Elizabeth, 1572. 

80. Ninety-six Ancient and Modern Copper Coins; in long 

paper box. 

81. One hundred and twelve Tokens and Medals, issued for cur- 

rency in the war of the rebellion; in box. 

82. Box of Ancient, small Copper and Silver Coins; in paper 

box. Box of Silver Coins, two nine-pence, three four 
and a half-pence, one two-pence, one penny, one VI 
thaler, one bit, two five cents and four three cent pieces. 



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83. Box of Indian Beads, and other relics, from East Haven, 

Conn. 

84. Dressing Case of Adjutant Campbell, of the British army^ 

killed July 5, 1779, in British invasion in West Haven, 

85. Piece of a pair of Silk Knee-Breeches, worn by a gentleman 

of Boston, before the revolution. From Mrs. Sarah C. 
Seaver. 

86. Programme of an Ethiopian Concert, printed on board the 

United States frigate "Powhatan," in March, 1854. The 
paper is made from mulberry bark, and was a Jap- 
anese handkerchief of superior fineness. Presented 
by Prof. S. W. Williams, one of the gentlemen present. 

87. Square section of Oak Wood, from the old South Bridge, 

which was guarded by the British, April 19, 1776, at 
Concord, Mass. 

88. Square section of Hard Wood, from the North Bridge, Con- 

cord, Mass. Both pieces are the gift of Oscar Doolittle^ 
Boston, Mass. 

89. Fossil Coal, from Scranton, Penn. 

90. Piece of Rope, from the body of a sailor frozen on the 

Schooner "George," sunk by ice in New Haven har- 
bor, February 28, 1884. Presented by William Stobl. 

91. Sea Island Cotton Ball, with the seeds in it; from South 

Carolina. 

92. Three Silver Medals— Of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865 ; 

of Centennial in Philadelphia, Pa., 1876, vignette. As- 
sembly of the signers of the Declaration of Independ- 
ence; of massacre in Fort Griswold, and burning of 
New London, Conn., September 6, 1781. Presented by 
Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 

93. Two Silver Medals, one of Newburgh, N. Y. centennial, 1883. 

Vignette on one side Washington's headquarters at the 
time of peace and disbandment of the army. On the 
other side Washington's coat of arms, from which the 
American flag was designed. Motto, "He was most 
nobly crowned by refusing to be crowned." With sil- 
ver hook and eagle attached, holding a piece of red. 



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white, and blue ribbon. The other of the Opening of 
the East River Bridge, May 24, 1883. Vignette of bridge, 
complete, uniting in one, the two cities of New York and 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 

94. Two Copper Medals, of second centennial of New Haven, 

Conn. Vignette, John Davenport preaching under oak 
tree, 1638, and of the city in 1838. Designed by Heze- 
kiah Augur, the sculptor. New Haven, Conn. 

95. Copper Plate, with the word " Elocution " engraved. J. E. 

Lowell. 

96. Pair of Pewter Spoon Molds, used before 1776, at South 

Hold, L. I., brought from England, in 1640. 

97. Antique (white porcelain) Pepper Box. 

98. Bully Club, of Cheshire Academy, with mottoes inscribed. 

99. Eight Pieces of an Egyptian Obelisk — six of stone, and one 

each of lead and copper, and box of sand. Presented 
by Com. Gorringe. 

roo. Chinese Despatch and Envelope, the address, from Prefect 
of Corea, China, to Hon. F. F. Low, 187 1. Presented by 
Prof. S. W. Williams. 

loi. Fragment of Wreck of H. M. S. "Royal George," of 105 
guns, sunk, August 29, 17S2. 

102. German Silver Tobacco Box, property of William Nichols, 

1754. Presented. 

103. Ornamented Porcelain Pickle Dish, made in Philadelphia, 

Penn., 1800. 

104. Petrified Wood (small piece), found by Professor Stanley, 

of the Royal College at Port Louis Mauritius, at or near 
the Pyramid, in Egypt. Presented by Mrs. C. L. 
Schember, Wallingford, Conn. 

105. Ancient Bead Necklace, with metal and stone ornaments, 

from Thebes, in Egypt. Presented by W. R. H. Trow- 
bridge, with the following four curiosities : 

106. Mummy Cloth, from Thebes, Egypt. 
T07. Mummied Snake, from Thebes, Egypt. 



io8 



109 



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Wood Carved Human Face, from Thebes, Egypt. 



Clay Image of Mummied Human Body, from Thebes, 
Egypt. 

no. Bottle (full of wine), made before 1802, found in excavat- 
ing Capt. Benjamin Beecher's cellar, 1854. 

111. Ancient (red cloth) Tea cozier. 

112. Broken Indian Pot, from Indian Neck, Branford, Conn. 

113. Indian Metal Ornament. 

1 14. Indian Scalp. 

115. Wood Trencher, 150 years old. 

116. Diploma Copper Plate, of Connecticut Medical Society. 

117. Two Old English Pruning Knives. 

118. Piece of Telegraph Cable, between Fort Sumter and 

Charleston, 1862. 

119. Red Card, having on it Human Bones, two Grape Shot, 

dug up July 21, 1840, on Stillwater battle ground, Sara- 
toga, N. Y., 1777, and Piece of Bark of the Miss McCree 
Tree, Fort Edward, N. Y. Presented by I. W. Barber, 
New Haven, Conn., July, 1869. 

120. Wood Standard Wine Quart Measure. From Cyprian 

Wilcox, New Haven, Conn. 

121. Section of Baluster, from "Tabard Inn," London, 1550, 

brought here by E. Champion Bacon, 1845. Loaned by 
Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 

122. Chinese Knife and Chopsticks. 

123. Two Indian White Stone Chisels, from Barbadoes, W. I. 

124. Catholic Bead Rosary, consecrated at Rome. 

125. Scale and Weights, in box, belonging to Pres. Daggett. 

126. Fragment of Stone, from Fort George ruins. 

127. Stone Fragment, from West Cavern, at Glen's Falls, N. Y. 

128. Stone Fragment and Flint, from Fort William Henry, 

Richmond, Va. 

129. Confederate Money, fourteen notes, $3, $50. Presented by 

R. W. Wright. 



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130. Eagle Bank Two Dollar Bill, New Haven, Conn. 

131. Manufacturer's Exchange Bank Two Dollar Bill, Bristol, 

R. I. 

132. Berkshire Bank Five Dollar Bill, Pittsfield, Mass. 

133. Fractional Currency, 6^ cents, American, Fairfield Village, 

Herkimer Co., N. Y. 

134. Fractional Currency, 3 cents to 75 cents, Manhattan Br. 

Bank, Utica, N. Y. 

135. Fractional Currency, 10 cents, Hartford, Conn., 1816. 

136. Two Money Receipts, Confederate States military prison, 

Richmond, Va., 1863. 

137. Spirit Proof Glass, used by Benjamin Bakewell, seventy 

years ago; said to be the first used in New Haven, 
Conn. Presented by Edward Buddington. 

138. Photograph of Benedict Arnold's Birthplace, near Norwich 

Town, Conn. 



CASE No. 3. 

(NUMBERS IN RED.) 

139. First Leyden Jar used by Benjamin Franklin, in his elec- 

trical experiments. 

140. Gold Lace Band, worn on hat of Capt. John Gilbert, killed 

by the British, at their invasion of New Haven, in 1779. 
Presented by Mrs. Philos Blake. 

141. Small Brass Torpedo, taken from the Confederate works, 

in 1863. 

142. Scoria from the Lynn (Mass.), Iron Works, established 

1642-3 (See Lewis's Hist, of Lynn, Mass., pp. 205-6). 
Collected and presented by Charles Hervey Townshend, 
January 8, 1876. 



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143. Six Minnie Balls and Four Bullets, from Richmond, Va., 

and Manassas battle field. Presented by Dr. R. Crane, 
1883. 

144. Flint and Two Balls, from battlefield of Monmouth. 

145. Cannon Ball and Three Smaller Balls, shot from Fort 

Hale, 1809, Fort demolished in 1883. 

146. Ball, shot into New Haven by the British, July 5, 1779. 

147. Pieces of Shell, with Balls and Bullets, from battle field of 

Gettysburgh, Pa. 

148. Canister Shot, dug up in 1878, at Dwight Place Church. 

Presented by Dr. R. Crane. 

149. Grape Shot, from East Haven, fired by the British, in the 

Invasion, 1779. 

150. Percussion Gun Lock, from Richmond, Va, 1865. Pre- 

sented by Dr. R. Crane, 

151. Bullet, from Lady Fenwick's grave, at old fort at Say- 

brook, Conn. 

152. Bullet, flattened, from Fort Barrows. Presented by J. H. 

Benham. 

153. British Cartridges (69 calibre), picked up at Gettysburg, 

Pa. ; lost by the rebels. 

154. A Fragment of Cast Iron, from the " Herald of Freedom " 

Printing Press, in Lawrence, Kansas. Presented by 
Dr. R. Crane, February, 1883. 

155. Piece of Granite, from Gov. Leete's cellar, in Guilford, the 

regicides' hiding place. 

156. Piece of Cathedral Wall, Exeter, Eng., erected A. D. 300. 

157. Tile, from house next to Pieter's Church, Leyden, Holland, 

opposite John Robinson's front door. Presented by 
Prof. Geo. E. Day, September, 1865. 

158. Ancient Ebony Cross, with image of Christ, crucified, 

skull and bones, and motto. Presented by Father 
O'Brien. 

159. Two Bits of Wood, pieces of the frigate " Cumberland," 

sunk in Hampton Roads, Va., by iron-clad rebel ram 
Merrimac, 1863. 



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i6o. Alexander Hamilton's Two Silver Decanter Stands. Pre- 
sented by Miss Harriet E. North, Stratford, Conn. 

i6i. Piece of Iron, encrusted with volcanic ashes, from ruins of 
Pompeii. 

162. Two Ancient Cartridge Boxes. 

163. Flip Cup, in use before the revolution. 

164. Pincushion, used by the legislature in 1840; a doll. 

165. Ancient Bible, of Rev. Dr. Samuel Johnson, Stratford, 

Conn., the first established Episcopal clergyman in Con- 
necticut. 

166. Old brass Clasp Bible, of 1609. 

167. Two Old Bibles. One presented by Frederick Whittlesey, 

November 23, 1862, date 1607. Very ancient Bible, 
1580. 

168. Account of the Kingdoms of the World, 1630, obtained 

from abandoned plantation in Louisiana, 1866. Pre- 
sented by John W. Barker. 

169. Ancient Roman Catholic Prayer Book, black and red let- 

ter print, " Horae Diurnae Breviarii Romani." Pre- 
sented by G. Sherman, New Haven, Conn. 

170. Chinese Letter and Superscription. 

171. " Queries and Answers relative to the State of Connecticut, 

1775," to Col. Trumbull, from John Adams, with letter 
from Josiah Ouincy, December 20, 1818. 

172. Day-Book, of Jeremiah Atwater, Jr., who kept a grocery 

store on Church street in 1799. Presented by S. E. Wil- 
coxson. 

173. Benedict Arnold's Waste Account Book, began April 26, 

1773. Presented by Mrs. Worthington Hooker. 

174. Piece of Flag, which floated from the principal flagstaff of 

Fort Fisher, bombarded January, 1865 ; found by Sur- 
geon Arthur Matthewson, after the battle, at the foot of 
the flagstaff, where it was_^buried by shot. 

175. French Diary, Paris, France, 1835. Book with autograph 

letter on first leaf, of Marc Antoine Jullien. Presented 



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to the Hon. R. I. IngersoU, U. S. Minister to Russia, 
May 18, 1847. It was in the mayor's office, and given 
to the society by Hon. H. G. Lewis. 

176. Pewter Mug, used by one of the first settlers of New 

Haven. Presented. 

177. Piece of Board, from Gov. Leete's house, Guilford. 

178. Small specimen of Guld-Bearing Ouartz, from Colorado. 

179. Nail, from the coffin of one of the Regicides, buried near 

the Center Church, New Haven, Conn. Presented by 
H. S. Richardson. 

180. Medal in commemoration of the first Centennial of the 

city of Middletown, Conn., July 17, 1 784-1884, and 
medallion head of Jabez Hamlin, first mayor; on the 
reverse side, the present cit3^ 

181. Ancient Bill of Exchange, 1779. ''Exchange for thirty 

dollars, at five livres per dollar. No. 528, United States 
of America, 4th day of March, 1779. At thirty days 
sight of this fourth bill, first, second and third not paid, 
pay to Mr. John Robbins, or order, thirty dollars in one 
hundred and fifty livres Tournois, for interest due on 
money borrowed by the United States. To the Com- 
missioner or Commissioners oi the United States at 
Paris. Countersigned, John Lawrence ; F. Hopkinson, 
Treas. of Loans Commissioner of Continental Loan 
Office, in the State of Connecticut." Presented by 
Richard E. Rice. 

182. Account of Pay Roll, loth October, 1710, to loth October, 

171 1, for Col. William Whiting's company, in service at 
Annapolis Royal (N. S.), and of dues and payments that 
year. Presented by R. E. Rice. 

183. Four Old Deeds of 1751, recorded by Samuel I3ishop, 

county clerk. New Haven, Conn. Presented by George 
Petrie. 

184. Permit, May 2, 1797. " Liberty is hereby given to theoffe 

Bradley to catch one bushel of clams within the limits 
of this town, and return this within twenty-four hours. ' 
Isaac Brown. Presented by R. E. Rice. 



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185. Hilt and Broken Blade of Sword, belonging to Mrs. Geo. 

W. Hicks, 156 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Conn. It 
was broken in a hand-to-hand conflict with a Hessian 
soldier in the revolutionary war, by Samuel Hicks. 
Loaned. 

186. Zulu Wood Pillow. 

187. The Browne Family Bible, 140 years old, containing the 

Browne family genealogy. Deposited by Harriet A. 
B. Punderson. 

188. Lignum-Vitae Sand Box, for writing desk; said to have 

been used by the Iron Duke Wellington, England. 

189. Piece of Dr. Benjamin Franklin's Kite-line, with which he 

first drew lightning from the clouds. " Fulmen e coelo 
eripuit sceptrumque tyrannis." Presented by David O. 
Twitchell. 

190. Petrified Piece of Pitch Pine Wood, taken from the bottom 

of James River, Va., by a Fair Havener on weighing 
anchor. Presented by same. 

191. Small graceful little Urn, made from timber of ship "Al- 

liance," the vessel which first bore the American flag 
across the Atlantic. Presented by same. 

192. Piece of Red Tape String (garter perhaps), of Confederate 

President, Jeff. Davis, captured with him at Waldo, Fla., 
June 15, 1865, by J. M. Silliman, Co. H, 17th Conn. 
Vols. Presented by same. 

193. Piece of Hard Biscuit, made of peas 'and flour, served in 

Union soldiers' rations, at the battle of Bull Run, 
brought home by a returned soldier. Presented by 
same. 

194. Two Square Hard Biscuits, from Union soldiers' haver- 

sacks, one from 15th C. V., July 4, 1865, the other from 
27th Reg. C. v., 1863. Presented by same. 

195. Brick (English), from the walls of first brick meeting 

house of First Ecclesiastical Society, New Haven, Conn. 
Presented by Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 



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ADDITIONAL. 



The following pages give a list of Loans and Donations to the 
Society while the Catalogue was in press. 

471. Working Model (made by Robert Fish, shipbuilder, New 

York), of light draft center-board sailing yacht, " La 
Esperanda " (draft of water when light, i ft. lo in.), 
built at New Winsor, on the Hudson, in 1851-2. Sailed 
by Capt. Samuel P. Crafts, via Mona Passage and King- 
ston, Jamaica, to Campcachy, up the San Juan River 
into Lake Nicaragua. It formed Filibuster Walker's 
navy, and after capture of the town, her masts were 
used for flagstaffs on the plaza. Presented by Capt. 
Samuel P. Crafts, North Haven, Conn. 

472. Three large Photograph Views of streets, great Cathedral, 

and crowds, in the city of Lima, Peru, with three small 
photos, one of President or Governor Balta, and the 
other two, of his assassins, depicted in one of the large 
photographs, hung high up on the Cathedral, gibbeted 
for their crime. Presented by Gen. Evelyn L. Bissell. 

473. Framed First Cartel for exchange of surgeons and medical 

men taken prisoners of war, in the Rebellion war, 
1863, with England. Likeness of Surgeon-General Hun- 
ter McGuire, M. D., of Stonewall Jackson's command, 
and printed account of his services and his originating 
and promoting this cartel. The picture and account is 
pasted on the back of frame. Presented by same. 

474. United States Army Order and Letter Book of Hospital 

Department, used by Surgeon-General E. L. Bissell, un- 
der Major-General Thomas, December 30, 1864. Pre- 
sented by same. 

475. Large Gilt framed Oil Painting (life size), portrait of Jus- 

tice (Squire) John Hunt, father of late Commodore 
Hunt. Born in New Haven, 1773; died, June 29, 1841. 
Loaned by Thornton F. Hunt, 231 Wooster street. 



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476. A beautiful Picture Frame, made by a rebel prisoner, of 

1750 little pieces of stained wood, ingeniously fitted and 
fastened; the whole forming a cross, 36x22 inches, 
making four perfect frames for (panel size) photograph 
pictures lengthwise, and two more, one on each side. 
Presented by George D. Nichols. 

477. Gilt framed Oil Painting (life size), portrait of Major 

Lyman Bissell, in 1848, captain of 9th U. S. Infantry in 
September, 1847, in Mexican war. Loaned by Surgeon- 
General E. L. Bissell. 

478. Three large Gilt framed Landscape Engravings — the 

largest, a fine view of New Haven harbor, wharves and 
shipping, and of the city and surroundings, viewed from 
Ferry Hill, East Haven; the other two of East and 
West Rock, and the landscapes at their bases. Pre- 
sented by Wm. H. Sage, M. D. 

479. Connecticut State Coat of Arms, a casting of Iron, showing 

the three emblematic vines and scroll beneath, bearing 
the State motto, "Qui transulit sustinet." Loaned by 
Messrs. Thompson & Co. 

480. Large Gilt frame Engraving, portrait of Jonathan Nichol- 

son, late merchant on State street. Loaned by same. 

481. Large Cedar Cane, from Chepultipec battlefield, 1847, 

brought home by Major Lyman Bissell, 1848, on his 
return from the Mexican war. Presented to Hon. John 
C. Hollister, and by him presented to the Societ)'-. 

482. Two Colored Engravings, of Queen Victoria. One repre- 

sents the queen dressed in her coronation robes, seated 
in the St. Edward chair; by Goubert. The other repre- 
sents the queen on the terrace, at Windsor; by Bouvier. 
Both dated 1838. Presented by F. E. Hotchkiss. 

483. Section of Roof-plate beam, of oak or chestnut, of the 

Benedict Arnold house on Water street. 

484. Fine Proof Engraving, of Major-General Lincoln, of Massa- 

chusetts, a general in Washington's army, and the first 
commander of the order of Cincinnati in Massachusetts. 
Presented by Ralph Baines. 



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485. Major-General Wooster's Rocking Chair, 1764. From 

Sheldon Grant. 

486. Section of Old Elm, of 1630, on Boston Common, blown 

down February 16, 1876. From Geo. B.Rogers, Boston. 

487. An English Brick, from the foundation of the house built 

in 1639, for Rev. John Davenport, one of the founders 
of New Haven colony. The house, No. 20 Elm street, 
now rests upon a portion of the original wall. Presented 
by W. H. Oviatt. 

488. Chronological Chart of American History, in the form of 

a large oak tree, with pictures under it, of the landing 
of the Plymouth Pilgrims, and of cemetery gateway. 
Presented by John C. Thompson, New Haven, Conn. 

489. Richly gilded and handsomely framed Oil Painting, of 

Capt. Ichabod Smith, of West Haven; painted by Harry 
I. Thompson, New Haven, Conn. Loaned by him. 

490. Engraving, representing the capture of H. B. M. frigate 

" Java," Captain Lambert, by United States frigate 
" Constitution," Commodore Bainbridge, December 29, 
1812, off the coast of Brazil, after an engagement of one 
hour and fifty-five minutes. Designed, engraved and 
published by the late Nathaniel Jocelyn, 1814. Pre- 
sented by Lemuel S. Punderson. 



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OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY 

FOR THE YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 25, 1884. 



President. 
Prof. Simeon E. Baldwin. 

Vice-President. 
Hon. James E. English. 

Secretary. 
Tho.mas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 

Treasurer. 
Mr. Robert Peck, B. A. 

Adz'isoy Committee. 

Rev. E. E. Beardsley, D. D., LL. D., Plon. Charles Peterson, 

Rev. Edward E. Atwater, D. D., Hon. John W. Barber, 

Rev. J. M. Hoppin, D. D., Hon. Thomas Trowbridge, 

I'rof. Franklin B. Dexter, M. A., Hon. Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr., 

Prof. Johnson T. Platt, M. A., Hon. Charles Dickerman, 

Henry Bronson, M.D., Hon. Rukl P. Cowles, 

Edward H. Leffingwell, M. I)., Hon. Eli Whitney, M. A., 

E. Huggins Bishop, M. D., Hon. James E. English, 

Hon. Charles R. Ingersoll, Mr. Henrv L. Hotchkiss, 

Hon. Caleb B. Bowers, Mr. Frank E. Hotchkiss, 

Hon. Charles L. English, Mr. George Petrie, | 

Hon Joseph B. Sargent, Mr. T. Atwater Barnes, | 

Capt. Charles H. Townshend. \ 

E.x-offiiio Members. ^ 

President Noah Porter, His Honor Mayor G. F. Holcomb, 

Town Clerk Philip Hugo, Esq. 
The members of the Board of Aldermen and of the Selectmen shall be ex- officio 
members of the Society. 



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LIFE MEMBERS. 



Andrews, Rev. William G. 

Baldwin, Prof. S. E. 

Baldwin, R. S. 

Barnes, E. Henry 

Beardsley, E. Edwards, D. D., LL. D. 

Bigelow, Hobart B., Ex-Gov. 

Bishop, E. H., M. D. 

Bliss, George, New York. 

Bostwick, Frederick 

Bronson, Henry, M. 1). 

Bushnell, C. S. 

Chittenden, Hon. S. B., Brooklyn, N. Y, 

Crane, John J., M. D. 

Dewell, James D. 

English, Hon. Charles L. 

English, Edwin H. 

English, Hon. James E., Ex-Gov. 

English, James G. 

Everit, Richard M. 

Farnam, Hon. Henry W. 

Goodyear, William B. 

Hotchkiss, Frank E. 

Hotchkiss, Henry L. 

Kingsley, Henry C. 



Leftingwell, Edward H., M. D. 

Merwin, Rev. Samuel J. M. 

Mitchell, Hon. Claries L. 

Parker, Joseph 

Peck, Robert, B. A. 

Peterson, Hon. Charles 

Porter, Joseph 

Rowland, Thomas F., New York, 

Sargent, Hon. J. B. 

Stoddard, E. G. 

Townshend, Capt. Charles H. 

Townshend, James M. 

Trowbridge, Daniel 

Trowbridge, E. Hayes, Jr. 

Trowbridge, Henry 

Trowbridge, Henry, Jr 

Trowbridge, Rutherford 

Trowbridge, Thomas R. 

Trowbridge, Thomas R., Jr. 

Trowbridge, W. R. H., Barl^adoes, W. I. 

Waddingham, Wilson 

Watrous, Hon. George H, 

W'ayland, Hon. Francis 

Whitney, Eli 



Whitney, Eli, Jr. 
Life Membership, $50. 



ANNUAL MEMBERS. 



Adler, Max 
Alden, Dexter 
Ailing, David R. 
Ailing, W. G. 
Anderson, Isaac 
Andrew, F. S. 
Armstrong, Charles P. 
Atwater, Edward E. 
Atwater, Wyllys C. 
Bacon, Francis 
Bacon, T. R. 
Barnes, Amos F. 
Barnes, T. Attwatcr 
Bartlett, W. R. 
Bassett, George B. 
Bassett, John E. 
Beach, John S. 



Beckley, William A. 
Beckwith, F. E. 
Beecher, Edward C. 
Beers, A. J. 
Blake, Eli W. 
Blake, H. T. 
Bliss, F. R. 
Bowers, C. B. 
Bradley, Frank S. 
Bradley, George T. 
Bradley, Robert B. 
Bristol, Louis H. 
Brooks, Charles A. 
Brown, R. A. 
Bunnell, H. H. 
Burrows, S. E. 
Butler, George A. 



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Cady, A. 

Cannon, John S. 

Carmalt, William H. 

Cheney, B. H. 

Clark, H. D. 

Clark, James G. 

Clarkson, W. U. 

Colton, J. O. 

Cowles, Ruel P. 

Cruttenden, George O. 

Curtis, George W. 

Cutler, Evarts 

Daggett, David L. 

Dailey, Hugh 

Dann, Isaac N. 

Dann, John A. 

Day, George E. 

Day, Wilbur F. 

DeForest, Andrew W. 

Deming, I.ucius P. 

Deming, Clarence 

Dexter, F. B 

Dickerman, Charles 

Dickerman, George L. 

Doolittle, T. E. 

Douglass, B. H. 

Dubois, A. J. 

Durham, George P. 

Dutton, S. T. 

Dwight, J. M. B. 

Easterbrook, Nathan, Jr. 

Eaton, Daniel C. 

Eaton, D Cady 

Elliott, Matthe'w G. 

English, Benjamin R. 

English, Henry F. 

Fenn, Wallace' B. 

Fitch, Eleazer T. 

Fitch, John B. 

Fitch, Lewis 

Foote, Ellsworth I. 

Foster, P. B. 

Foy, James A. 

Frost, H. P, 

Gallagher, James 

Gardiner, D. L. 

Gardner, Dorsey 

Gerry, Emily L. 

Gilbert, Griswold I. 

Glenney, D. S. 

Graves, C. E. 

Greeley, E. S. 

Hamilton, Charles S. 

Hammer, Alfred E., Branford, Ct. 

Harmon, George M. 

Harrison, H. B. 

Harrison, Lynde 

Harrison, Francis E. 

Hawkes, C. M. 

Hayes, William T. 



Hazel, G. W. 
Heaton, Edward 
Hill, Albert B. 
Hine, Joseph Burton 
Hitchcock, Burritt 
Hooker, Frank H. 
Hooker, Henrietta Y.. 
Hooker, Thomas 
Hoppin, James M. 
Hotchkiss, George 
Hotchkiss, Henry L. 
Hotchkiss, Hobart L. 
Hotchkiss, Justus S. 
Hotchkiss, Leonard S 
Hull, Savillian R. 
Ingersoll, C. M. 
Ingersoll, C. R. 
Ingersoll, Jonathan 
Ives, George H. 
Ives, H. B. 
Ives, Levi 
Ives, R. S. 
Ives, W. A. 
Johnson, Charles L. 
Johnson, Edwin M. 
Ketchum, Tredwell 
Kidston, A. L. 
Kimberly, Enos S. 
Kingsley, H. C. 
Kingsley, W. C. 
Klock. J. H. 
Law, Lyman A\'. 
Lee, Wilson H. 
Leete, Charles S. 
Leonard, Julius Y. 
Lewis, Henry G. 
Lines, E. S. 
Ivloyd, Samuel 
Loomis, Elias 
Mallory, Frederick B. 
Martin, George B. 
Marvin, George P. 
Mason, J. M. 
Mattoon, Henry 
Mersick, Edwin F. 
Merwin, E. P. 
Merwin, Nathan W. 
Merwin, S. E. 
McKim, Ilaslett 
Miller, Samuel 
Mix, Elihu S. 
Moseley. S. H. 
Morehouse, C. S. 
Morris, L. B. 
Morse, Gardener 
Mulock, Charles 
North, John G. 
North, O. B. 
Olds, H. H. 
Osborne, A. D. 



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Oviatt, Sidney B. 
I'ardee, Henry E. 
Parker, Joseph, Jr. 
I'ease, Thomas 1 1. 
I'eck, Henry F. 
I'eck, Horace C. 
Terry, Previze A. 
Pclrie, George 
Phipps, D. Goffe 
Phitt, Jolmson 'I'. 
I'ond, Jonathan W. 
Pond, Philiji 
Prescolt, Harrv 
Price, W. W. ' 
Priuhlen, Henry J. 
Punderson, Harriet A. ]'>. 
I'underson, Lemuel S. 
Reed, E M. 
Kaymond, Alfred C. 
Reynolds, James 
Rice, Richard V.. 
Robertson. John P. 
Rodman, William W . 
Root, George A. 
Rowland, A. E. 
Sage, Williiam H. 
Salisbury, Edward E. 
Sargent, Henry B. 
Scranton, Charles W. 
Sloat, Frank D. 
Snow, Charles P. 
Sherman, George 



Sherman, John Howard 
Smith, Joseph H. 
Sperry, Joel A. 
Sperry, L. W. 
Sperry, N. D. 
Swan, Charles L. 
Taylor, George W. 
Thompson, Harry I. 
Townsend, George 11. 
Townsend, John \V. 
Townsend, Margaret II. 
Townsend, W. K. 
Tuttle, George H. 
Tuttle, T. A. 
Twitchell, David O. 
Van Name, A. 
Washington, George 
Webb. Charles H." 
Welch, H. M. 
Wheeler, E. S. 
White, H. I). 
White, O. S. 
Whiting, John H. 
Whittlesey, Joseph P. 
Wier, Stephen M. 
Wilcox, Augustus C. 
Williams, Frederick Wrll 
Wilson, Charles 
Winship, Leonard 
Woolsey, Theodore 1 ). 
Wright, Dexter R. 



Annu.il ML'niljcr^hi[i, S5. 



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jVfzc Haven^ Conn.^ (Dec. ji, 1884. 

List of Articles donated during the past 
year,— from Nov. 24th, 1883, to Nov. 30th^ 
1884. 



1S84. 
Jan. 22. 



LiFK OK Daniki. Tyi.ek. Uy 
Donald G. Mitchell, Escj. 

Memorial oy Lyman H. Atwa ier. 
l!y Lyman H. Atwater, D. U. 

Old Govi'RNMEnt Warrant. By 
Hon. Donald G. Mitchell. 

Archives of Maryland, by Md. 
Historical Society. 

Two Portraits, by Mrs. Lydia 
Dickinson. 



Folio Bible, formerly the proper- 
ty of Benjamin Douglas. 1770. 
" 23. Mortar & Pestle, of lignum vitae, 
said to have been brought over by 
May Flower Pilgrims. Presented by 
Mrs. Rose, of Philadelphia. 
Fel). 25. Picture. Donated by Mrs. D. 
Pomeroy, New Haven, Conn 
" •' Two Books. By Mr. Sherman, 
New Haven, Conn. 
" Histories of Mass, Miss., Minn, 
Maine, Missouri, Michigan, N. Y. 
City, Kentucky, Naval War of 
1812, AND Life of Henry Clay. 
By purchase, at a bargain. 
" 28. Genealogy of the Hi mi'hrey 
Family. James D. Dewell. 
" Resources ok ihe Rocky Mrs. 

By E. J. Farmer. 
" Magazine of American History. 

Mar. 3. Histories ok Florida, Derby, 
Conn. ; Fanning's Voyages; Am. 
Privateer Sloop "Mary's," Voy- 
ages; New Haven Colony; Illus- 
trated History of Wis. ; Army 
AND Navy of America. By purchase. 
17. Biographic Sketch of Enoch 
Long, and The Edwards Papers. 
Presented by the Chicago Historical 
.Society. 



1SS4. 



Mar. 20. PiCTi RK (of W. B. G), Military. 

Captain, and Bo.x of Epaulettes. By 

Wm. B. Goodyear, New Haven, Conn. 
Oct. 10. Gun, picked up on the Battle Field 

of Manassas. Presented by George 

Douglass, New York. 
" 12. Section of Old " Concord 

Bridge" By Oscar E. Doolittle. 
" ig. Gun, from Gettysburg. By Thomas 

Trowbridge. 

" 20. Bullet, picked up at Beacon Hill, 
East Haven, Conn. By Mr. Samuel 
Chidsey. 

July I. Copy of First Newspaper, print- 
ed Baltimore, Md , 1773 Presented 
by E. G. Clawson, Barbadoes, W. I. 

Aug. 10. Piece of Rope, found on body of 
a Seaman frozen to death, on Schooner 
"Jane," in New Haven Harbor, I'eb. 
29, 1884. 

Nov. 10. First Folding Chair, made by 
New Haven Folding Chair Co. 

15. Specimen of Early .V.merican 
Pottery. Presented by Thomas K. 
Trowbridge, Jr. 
" 20. Ancient Book. Black and Red 
Letter print, entitled. " Hoiae Diur- 
nae Breviarii Romani." Presented by 
(Jeorge Sherman. 
•' A Safe. By Mechanics' Bank, of 
New Haven, Conn. 
July 30. Silk U.mhrella, owned by Gov. 
Gurdon Saltonstall, 1707. Presented 
by Mrs. Catharine W. Jarman. 

Nov. 22. Ancient Brass Bowl, usetl liy 
one of the first settlers of New Hiiven, 
Presented by Mrs. .\. S. Johnson. 

First Map of The United 



24- 



States. Presented Ijy Dr. Henry 
Mouson. 



iS84. 
Nov. 24. 



Piece of Truck oi- Liukrty Polk, 
on New Haven Green, from the part 
blown off in the gale of Nov. 23, 1884. 

Shingle, (with old wro't nail in it), 
from house of Gen. Geo. Washington, 
Mt. Vernon, Va. , when first shingled 
after Gen. Washington's death. Pre- 
sented by E. G. Clawsen, of Barba- 
does, W. I. 

Three Historical Engravings. 
From Frank E. Hotchkiss. 



1884. 

Nov. 24. Pami'hlet of Proceedings of 
Oneida Historical Society, Utica, 
N. V. By Gen. C:. S. Darling, of 
Utica. N. Y. 

Nov. 25. Sword. Presented by A. S. Whit- 
ing. 

Nov. " Package, Old Deed, AND Pamph- 
lets. Presented by Professor S. E. 
Baldwin. 

Nov, 2(). Section of First Liberty Pole 
raised in Connecticut. Presented by 
Henry Norton, of Goshen, Conn. 



Papers read before the New Haven Colony Historical Society, 
—from November 26, 1883, to November 25. 1884. 



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Nov. 26, 1S83. At S o'clock this Evening, Mr. Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr., read the 
closing portion of " The Journal of Ebenezer Townsend, Jr., while on the Ship ' Neptune,' in 1796, 
on her \'oyage around the World." 

Jan. 22. 18S4. At the usual hour this Evening, a Historical paper was read by Prof. Fuan'K- 
lin P>. Dexter, entitled, "City of New Haven, in 1784" 

Mar. 31, 1S84. This Evening, at the usual hour, C. A. Carter, M. A., of Waterbury, Conn., 
read a paper on " Connecticut Boroughs." 

April 22, 1884. This Evening, a paper was read by Prof. Daniel C. Eaton, on a probable 
line of descendants in the male line from Nathaniel Eaton, of Cambridge, Mass., a brother of 
Thcnphilus Eaton, Governor of Connecticut. 

At the close of the reading, the Society proceeded to the rear of the Center Church, where 
addresses were made and a White Marble Tablet wa^ unveiled, bearing the inscription, "In 
Memoriam : Theophilus Eaton, First Governor of New Haven Colony, Died, 7th of January, 
1657, and lies buried near this spot." (The Tablet cost $50, and is the gift of this Society.) 

Oct. 20, 1SS4. On this Evening, Prof. Slmeon E. Baldwin of the Vale Law School, read a 
paper entitled, " Extracts from the Journal of a Voung Man of One Hundred Vears ago." 

Oct. 27, 1884. This Evening, George Sherman, M. A., read a paper, entitled, "A Voy- 
age to California and Oregon, in 1849," giving liesides the narrrative of his voyage, his first in - 
pressioiis and experience in those places. 



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